If you are looking for a tool to help you finish today’s puzzle, you are in the right place. There are a few tricky spots in this one, and I personally had some trouble getting to the right answers.A little extra knowledge would make this much easier, which is what we’re offering up for you on today’s puzzle. This extra knowledge will make it a faster and less frustrating process for you to finish it up and keep your streak alive.
If you want a simple but less word-based game, the NYT’s puzzle will fulfill both of those desires for you. Like, it is a different puzzle every day that can be solved in less than 10 minutes. It feels a lot like, in that you are selecting two tiles at a time to match them up, and they clear away as you do. The difference is that each tile has layers, and it is the layers that you are matching and clearing. Each tile will only go away once all the layers have been cleared.
If you are looking for hints on today’s puzzle without spoilers, there are four clues waiting for you below. Because of the words used in today’s puzzle, there are some odd interactions and some meanings that you will need to know in order to get the right answers. There are also some red herrings as usual, which can complicate things in any puzzle.
Four categories with four words each sounds simple, but the daily challenge of the Connections game can prove difficult without a few tips to help.
If you are still unsure as to what the categories are, you can get a nudge by learning the category names below. This is often the nudge most people need to finish the puzzle, but if you are missing out on the last word for any particular category, the spoilers are further down.
MEANS
LACKING
MARTINI SPECIFICATIONS
FICTIONAL MISTERS
MEANS
MECHANISM
MEDIUM
TOOL
VEHICLE
This category is all about the means by which to do something. This one was a little confusing, there are quite a few “size” words in this puzzle, so MEDIUM looked more like it should belong with those words
Read more on screenrant.com